Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Monday, September 25, 2017
Catching up with conservative cartoonist Al Goodwyn
Tuesday, January 02, 2024
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 1/1/2024
Comic Arts Deaths in 2023
January 01, 2024
https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2024/01/comic-arts-deaths-in-2023.html
2023 Debuts, Departures, and the Dearly Departed – Part One: Debuts and Departures
D. D. Degg
2023 Debuts, Departures, and the Dearly Departed – Part Two: Deviations
D. D. Degg
2023 Debuts, Departures, and the Dearly Departed – Part Three: The Dearly Departed
D. D. Degg
Bande dessinée : Ils nous ont quittés en 2023
Par Didier Pasamonik (L'Agence BD) le 1er janvier 2024
https://www.actuabd.com/Bande-dessinee-Ils-nous-ont-quittes-en-2023
Sparky in the Digital Age
December 8, 2023
Jean Schulz's Blog
https://schulzmuseum.org/sparky-in-the-digital-age/
Schulz, Jean. 2008-
Jean Schulz's Blog.
Charles M. Schulz Museum (February 15-): https://schulzmuseum.org/jeanschulz/
Goodwyn, Al. 2024.
2023 In Review.
Goodwyn Newsletter (January 1): http://xp4zn.mjt.lu/nl3/LOc4HyIKn6vP9npZHWEQVA
Debut of Barry Allen as Flash to Become 1st $1,000,000 Silver Age DC?
Does the highest grade copy of Showcase #4 (DC, 1956), the first appearance of Barry Allen as Flash, have a shot at the $1,000,000 mark?
31 Dec 2023
by Mark Seifert
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/debut-of-barry-allen-as-flash-to-become-1st-1000000-silver-age-dc/
Gender Queer Graphic Novel Remains A Polarising, Political Grift
Bleeding Cool continues covering book bans in libraries, schools and bookstores, especially graphic novel Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe,
31 Dec 2023
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/gender-queer-graphic-novel-remains-a-polarising-political-grift/
Torunn Grønbekk talks mind games with Judge Anderson in '2000 AD' #2362
David Brooke
December 12, 2023
https://aiptcomics.com/2023/12/12/torunn-gronbekk-2000-ad-2362/
Thunderbolts and Writing newsletter.
https://amythunderjam.substack.com/
Mickey's Copyright Adventure: Early Disney Creation Will Soon Be Public Property
By Brooks Barnes
A version of this article appears in print on Dec. 28, 2022, Section A, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Mickey's Copyright Adventure: Public Will Soon Own 'Willie'.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/27/business/mickey-mouse-disney-public-domain.html
These Classic Characters Are Losing Copyright Protection. They May Never Be the Same.
By Sopan Deb
Jan. 1, 2024
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/01/arts/public-domain-mickey-mouse.html
Chapter 142: IDEAS DON'T BLEED episode sixty-eight | Christopher Cantwell, part two
Jan 1, 2024
https://ashcanpress.substack.com/p/of-course-i-can-sir
'Steamboat Willie' is now in the public domain. What does that mean for Mickey Mouse?
Neda Ulaby
Morning Edition January 1, 2024
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/01/1221606624/mickey-mouse-public-domain-disney
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1221606624
Mickey Mouse is finally in the public domain. Here's what that means.
The earliest 'Steamboat Willie' Mickey is now public — along with Minnie, Tigger and works by Keaton, Lawrence and Woolf
By Michael Cavna
January 1, 2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2024/01/01/mickey-mouse-public-domain-steamboat-willie/
Peanuts and the public domain
Nat Gertler
The AAUGH Blog January 1, 2024
https://aaugh.com/wordpress/2024/01/peanuts-and-the-public-domain/
Will 2024 Be the Year of Snoopy Girls?
He's the multigenerational icon that feels like home
By Sydney Gore
December 21, 2023
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/will-2024-be-the-year-of-snoopy-girls
Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog lead a 2D turn in entertainment; Metaverse be damned, games and movies are adopting a retro look [animation]
Oct 12th 2023
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/29/21
Goodwyn, Al. 2021.
Best Of 2021.
Goodwyn Editorial Cartoons (December 28): http://xp4zn.mjt.lu/nl2/xp4zn/5y340.html
POLITICAL CARTOONS part 4: MICHAEL RAMIREZ
David Apatoff
Illustration Art December 13, 2021
http://illustrationart.blogspot.com/2021/12/political-cartoons-part-4-michael.html
POLITICAL CARTOONS part 5: MIRKO ILIĆ
David Apatoff
Illustration Art December 18, 2021
http://illustrationart.blogspot.com/2021/12/political-cartoons-part-5-mirko-ilic.html
POLITICAL CARTOONS part 6: ANN TELNAES
David Apatoff
Illustration Art December 26, 2021
http://illustrationart.blogspot.com/2021/12/political-cartoons-part-6-ann-telnaes.html
Joel Pett offers some 2020 hindsight of a year to forget
By Joel Pett | Marcus Dorsey
Lexington Herald Leader December 28, 2020
https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/joel-pett/article248130085.html
Cartoonist Phil Hands unveils his 2021 jeer in review
Phil Hands | Wisconsin State Journal
Dec 27, 2021
USA TODAY cartoonist Mike Thompson's 2021 in review
Dec. 27, 2021
The Year in Cartoons: Michael De Adder
Editorial cartoonist Michael De Adder shares the insightful cartoons he is most proud of from 2021.
Toronto Star Dec. 27, 2021
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorial_cartoon/2021/12/28/the-year-in-cartoons-theo-moudakis.html
The Year in Cartoons: Theo Moudakis
Editorial cartoonist Theo Moudakis looks back at the events that acted as his muse in 2021.
Toronto Star Dec. 28, 2021
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorial_cartoon/2021/12/28/the-year-in-cartoons-theo-moudakis.html
The Year in Cartoons: Michael De Adder
Editorial cartoonist Michael De Adder shares the insightful cartoons he is most proud of from 2021.
Toronto Star Dec. 27, 2021
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorial_cartoon/2021/12/28/the-year-in-cartoons-theo-moudakis.html
The Year in Cartoons: Theo Moudakis
Editorial cartoonist Theo Moudakis looks back at the events that acted as his muse in 2021.
Toronto Star Dec. 28, 2021
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorial_cartoon/2021/12/28/the-year-in-cartoons-theo-moudakis.html
Matthew Vaughn on 'The King's Man,' the Future of 'Kingsman' and Reuniting with Henry Cavill
Brian Davids
December 24, 2021
T. Mark Taylor, Artist and Toy Designer for He-Man and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dies at 80
Both franchises went on to launch animated series as well as movies, while Taylor's toy work was featured in documentaries.
Associated Press December 26, 2021
Why Dark Horse Embraced a Sale to a Swedish Gaming Giant
The deal, expected to close in 2022, gives the publisher financial stability while offering owner Embracer access to new IP.
Graeme McMillan
December 28, 2021
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dark-horse-comics-sale-embracer-1235067627/
How Smithers Came Out
The father-son writing duo Rob and Johnny LaZebnik teamed up (with an assist from Christine Baranski) to at last create an openly gay romantic life for Waylon Smithers on "The Simpsons."
By Andrew Marantz
December 27, 2021
Published in the print edition of the January 3 & 10, 2022, issue, with the headline "Whither Smithers?."
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/03/how-smithers-came-out